Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Oct 1, 1941 | as HMS Bellerophon |
| Oct 25, 1945 | |
| Mar 18, 1959 | |
| Nov 27, 1959 | damaged by fire |
| Aug 5, 1961 | HMD Devonport present at Plymouth Navy Days 1961 Navy Days 1961 |
| Mar 1962 | departed HMNB Devonport for Far East deployment |
| Jul 24, 1962 |  Pulau Tioman participated in Exercise FOTEX 62 with Far East Fleet, RAN and RNZN South China Sea Exercise FOTEX 62 |
| 1963 |  HMAS Kuttabul Port visit to Sydney |
| Aug 1, 1964 | HMD Devonport Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1964. Navy Days 1964 |
| Aug 1965 | HMD Devonport present at Plymouth Navy Days 1965 Navy Days 1965 |
| Aug 27, 1966 | HMD Devonport present at Plymouth Navy Days 1966 Navy Days 1966 |
| Dec 1966 | Gibraltar and Mediterranean for talks between UK and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). |
| Aug 26, 1967 | HMD Devonport present at Plymouth Navy Days 1967 Navy Days 1967 |
| 1968 | Converted at HMD Devonport, between 1968 and 1972 into a Helicopter Cruiser for 4x Sea King. |
| Aug 29, 1970 | HMD Devonport present (in refit) at Plymouth Navy Days 1970. Navy Days 1970 |
| Aug 28, 1971 | HMD Devonport present (in refit) at Plymouth Navy Days 1971. Navy Days 1971 |